books about: classroom     books:       Classroom Instruction That Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement22 reviews Robert J. Marzano, Debra Pickering, ... Association for Supervision & Curriculum Deve, 2001 Best teacher guide EVER This booklet provides vastly more instruction on the nitty-gritty of what teachers need in the classroom. Thank you!             Adobe InDesign CS3 Classroom in a Book11 reviews Adobe Creative Team Adobe Press, 2007 Adobe InDesign CS3 Classroom in a Book This book is great. I can't see any other way to learn Indesign without it.It helps you work thorough documents using Indesign and by the end of the book you can use the program with little problem. It is like being in a classroom but the book is the instructor. Some of the terms used in the book are not the same as in the program but it was easy to find the right terms. Jan Amenta             Classroom Management for Middle and High School Teachers (with MyEducationLab) (8th Edition) (MyEducationLab ...8 reviews Edmund T. Emmer, Carolyn M. Evertson Allyn & Bacon, 2008 Classroom Management for Middle and High School Teachers (7th Edition) I found this book to help a lot in preparing a behavior management plan. This was an area I felt school was weak in my studies at Georgia State. State has a great program, but this was an area I needed more help at. This book is filled with great examples of how other teachers have handled problem situations. Was worth the money.             How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed Ability Classrooms (2nd Edition) (ASCD)13 reviews Carol Ann Tomlinson Assn for Supervision & Curric Development (ASCD), 2004 Great teaching strategy book. I like the theory and implementation strategies behind this book! It was easy to read and understand, too. I bought it for an education/ teaching methods course and I've used it to write every lesson plan, unit plan since. It relates to the idea that classrooms are made up of so many diverse types of learners that you must try and vary your instruction. (It's a lot like Howard Gardner's "Ways ...             Adobe Illustrator CS3 Classroom in a Book20 reviews Adobe Creative Team Adobe Press, 2007 Big Help Started using Illustrator about two months ago and got lost from time to time and had to spend hours trying to unravel my mistakes. This book is wonderful, it is easy to use and is a big help to the novice. I would recomend it to anyone that wants to get to know the product. Very happy with this purchase!             Creating Inclusive Classrooms: Effective and Reflective Practices (6th Edition)1 review Spencer J. Salend Prentice Hall, 2007 Great Book I am in my last yr at my college in a degree of education and this book is AWESOME! The only thing I do not like is that it has no glossary. But they words are italized and the chapter is basically spelled out for you.             Classroom Management for Elementary Teachers (with MyEducationLab) (8th Edition) (MyEducationLab Series)8 reviews Carolyn M. Evertson, Edmund T. Emmer Allyn & Bacon, 2008 Great book BUT don't make the same mistake I did... This is one of the most helpful texts that I have purchased in the past year. It is easy to read and gives lots of examples as well as many points to ponder. HOWEVER, (if it matters to you)- make sure that you do not get the BOOK ALONE version. There is an online component that you need an access code to, which doesn't come with the book unless you buy the other version (I believe it said ...             Building Classroom Discipline (9th Edition)6 reviews Carol M. Charles Allyn & Bacon, 2007 Packed with Good Ideas Eighth Edition. From beginning to end, this book is loaded with practical techniques for improving classroom behavior. The heart of the book summarizes the discipline approaches of a range of theorists, from pioneering models like Skinner, Kounin, and Dreikers to more sophisticated approaches including the Canters' Assertive Discipline, Glasser's noncoercive discipline, and Curwin and Mendler's ...             Adobe Photoshop CS3 Classroom in a Book67 reviews Adobe Creative Team Adobe Press, 2007 Great Book for Photoshop Beginners I previously took a Photoshop class and really did not feel I had a very good understanding of the program. This book takes you step by step through th program. I think I learned more from the book than I did the class!             The Inclusive Classroom: Strategies for Effective Instruction (3rd Edition)2 reviews Margo A. Mastropieri, Thomas E. Scruggs Prentice Hall, 2006 A Must Have textbook This is the best textbook written on the subject. The illustrations, examples and content are so well written. This book is a mainstay for every teacher to use in their classroom. As a general education teacher, I feel confident to go into the classroom and teach with the knowledge that I gained from this textbook. It served me very well in my course. I recommend this to any special ed student, ...             Classroom Assessment: What Teachers Need to Know (5th Edition)8 reviews W. James Popham Allyn & Bacon, 2007 If you want to see improvement in your student's progress you've gotta get this book!!!! Before reading this book, I was at a loss in my classroom as to how to use assessments to monitor progress, evaluate my instructional methods, and to be sure that students were mastering the content. Mr. Popham gives precise research based strategies to do ALL these things and MORE. Most books on assessment are dry and so dense you loathe having to read them but Mr. Popham exceeded my ...             Classroom Management That Works: Research-Based Strategies for Every Teacher7 reviews Robert J. Marzano, Jana S. Marzano, ... Association for Supervision & Curriculum Deve, 2003 Classroom Management I bought this book for a graduate course I'm currently taking. I wish I had this book years ago, when I first started teaching. Classroom management is the most important part of effective teaching. This book combines research and clearly explains what's most effective and what isn't.             Rethinking Our Classrooms Vol 1 - Revised Edition1 review Rethinking Schools, Ltd, 2007 Excellent Excellent insight. It will be a resource for many years, and a launching pad for further work. Highly recommended for those interested in the teachers-perspective to social change and education action.             Integrating Music into the Elementary Classroom (Music) William M. Anderson, Joy E. Lawrence Wadsworth Pub Co, 1995 This market-leading text is comprehensive, covering music fundamentals as well as materials and methods. Easy-to-use techniques for teaching singing, playing instruments, moving to music, creating music, listening to music, and studying music are included. The study of music is taught using a multicultural perspective, and the authors relate music to the arts and other subject areas. Lesson plans are provided for kindergarten through grade six, ...             Comprehensive Classroom Management: Creating Communities of Support and Solving Problems (8th Edition)3 reviews Vernon Jones, Louise Jones Allyn & Bacon, 2006 Truly comprehensive, informative, and well-researched! I felt I should write this review after seeing the bad wrap it got from another reviewer. I am doing my thesis on classroom discipline and out of all the books I've read on the subject, this one gave me the best insight and critique of the history of discipline research as well as great ideas for teachers on how to go about creating their own classroom management plan. This book touched on all ...             Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 Classroom in a Book33 reviews Adobe Creative Team Adobe Press, 2007 Good book for beginners and semi-advanced users This is a great book, especially for beginning users of Dreamweaver, but also for those who may have had a class or two in college and feel like they need a little bit more in-depth instruction.             The Art of Classroom Inquiry: A Handbook for Teacher-Researchers6 reviews Ruth Shagoury Hubbard, Brenda Miller Power Heinemann, 2003 again I bought this book last semester for a grad course. I have to confess that I hardly read it but it was useful and intersting (the little I read).Sold it. This semester I am taking a research class and have to finish my paper by may 29. My research teacher suggested that I buy this bok to help me with certain issues. Gosh, buying it again. This time I am keeping it for good. other classmates ...             Classrooms That Work: They Can All Read and Write (4th Edition)19 reviews Patricia M. Cunningham, Richard L. Allington Allyn & Bacon, 2006 Great Reading Classrooms That Work has a multitude of ideas that actually work in the classroom to help students become better readers and writers.             The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners (ASCD)14 reviews Carol Ann Tomlinson Prentice Hall, 1999 Great Resource! I read this book through as soon as I received it. Tomlinson is well-respected in her field. Most everything I have read concerns gifted students. This is an excellent resource for ALL students. Differentiation is absolutely necessary in today's classrooms. If all students are to reach their full potential, we must meet them where they are -- and they are all over the place! With so many ...             Setting Limits in the Classroom, Revised: How to Move Beyond the Dance of Discipline in Today's Classrooms ...22 reviews Robert J. Mackenzie Three Rivers Press, 2003 The best for classroom managment! I am a teacher with 10 years of experience in both general ed and special ed classrooms. My passion is working with behaviorally challenged students. After many years of experience, I found this book and was fascinated. Here it is- all the 'tricks of the trade' for keeping the classroom under control stated in easy-to-understand language with tons of examples. 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